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Greenbush Brewing Company
- From:
- Greenbush Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 10.77%
- Reviews:
- 53
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 10, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 09, 2011
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 53
A different hop variety each and every time we brew a batch.
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Ratings by Jason417:
Reviewed by Jason417 from Indiana
3.01/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Huge amounts of head, grew impatient and spooned most of it out of the glass to pour the remainder into the pint glass. The Beer is a cloudy caramel color with a sweet, simple smell. Certainly tastes like an IPA, with two notes: simple hops and floral/nectar. I keep thinking it tastes like the flower on the label.
The mouth feel is very good, creamy balanced, not to bitter or alkaline.
Drinkable and hoppy, I would want this beer with cookout food, particularly sausages, brats, and spicy meats.
Jul 05, 2013The mouth feel is very good, creamy balanced, not to bitter or alkaline.
Drinkable and hoppy, I would want this beer with cookout food, particularly sausages, brats, and spicy meats.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
4.04/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A straight up APA? In the year of our lord twenty-twenty one? And... gasp.... at less than 10 bucks a six pack?!?
Bottles purchased direct from the brewery 6 days ago.
The pour is a bit limp: very dark for the style, but with very little visible body or fizz. A bit of color separation, too.
Aroma is old-school and inviting. Caramel and biscuit malts, sharply citric American hops. Nice balance. It smells like an extract, perhaps, but there's nothing inherently wrong with extract brewing so long as it owns up to being what it is and behaves accordingly.
Okay... tastes significantly better than a good extract. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. It's one of the most straightforward heavy-ish APA's I've had in a long while, and that's not a bad thing. Bread and nuts up front, tangy hops in the back (I wouldn't be surprised if there's something British in here, but I can't quite place it), and then a nice, spicy finish.
Jul 10, 2021Bottles purchased direct from the brewery 6 days ago.
The pour is a bit limp: very dark for the style, but with very little visible body or fizz. A bit of color separation, too.
Aroma is old-school and inviting. Caramel and biscuit malts, sharply citric American hops. Nice balance. It smells like an extract, perhaps, but there's nothing inherently wrong with extract brewing so long as it owns up to being what it is and behaves accordingly.
Okay... tastes significantly better than a good extract. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. It's one of the most straightforward heavy-ish APA's I've had in a long while, and that's not a bad thing. Bread and nuts up front, tangy hops in the back (I wouldn't be surprised if there's something British in here, but I can't quite place it), and then a nice, spicy finish.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled 12/18/14; drank 1/26/15 @ the Yarchives.
Murky dark orange appearance.
Big eggshell head; frothy lace.
Honey, fresh flowers & lemon rind nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Honey, mild caramel & lemon flavors up front; fresh flowers on the drying finish.
Just a hint too bitter for me, but flavorful & enjoyable.
Feb 26, 2019Murky dark orange appearance.
Big eggshell head; frothy lace.
Honey, fresh flowers & lemon rind nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Honey, mild caramel & lemon flavors up front; fresh flowers on the drying finish.
Just a hint too bitter for me, but flavorful & enjoyable.
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.4/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear copper color. 3/2 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of sweet malt, pale malt, slight piney hops, hint of honey, yeast, and alcohol. Fist the style of an American Pale Ale. Mouth feel is smooth and crisp, with a high carbonation level. There is also a slight metallic feel. Tastes of sweet malt, pale malt, slight piney hops, hint of honey, yeast, hint of wheat, and alcohol. Overall, good appearance, too carbonated, metallic notes are a detriment, and average otherwise.
Jul 10, 2017Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.86/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle to IPA glass. Near-clear and glows golden. Tons of head that melts like ice cream in a float, and lots of active carbonation. Aroma is caramel malts, floral hops, honey, pine resin. Taste is floral and grapefruit forward with a big ol malt backbone. Tons of lacing, great head retention.
Sep 03, 2016Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
3.71/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle into a tulip glass. No date on bottle- guess the machine missed it, but recent release.
Pours a cloudy light amber, with a two inch head on a harder pour, lots of foamy lacing. Smell is grapefruit and orange hops, pine, light malt, spices- maybe coriander, some yeast, bready. The pine is a little more prevalent in the taste, followed by grapefruit and orange hops, malt, some yeast, light spices. A good amount of bitterness throughout, more at the finish. Smooth, dry, somewhat refreshing, well carbonated, the bitterness lingers.
This batch seems above the overall average, so far. Really nice bitterness, a solid, fuller body for the style. Liked it. Look forward to the next batch.
Aug 13, 2016Pours a cloudy light amber, with a two inch head on a harder pour, lots of foamy lacing. Smell is grapefruit and orange hops, pine, light malt, spices- maybe coriander, some yeast, bready. The pine is a little more prevalent in the taste, followed by grapefruit and orange hops, malt, some yeast, light spices. A good amount of bitterness throughout, more at the finish. Smooth, dry, somewhat refreshing, well carbonated, the bitterness lingers.
This batch seems above the overall average, so far. Really nice bitterness, a solid, fuller body for the style. Liked it. Look forward to the next batch.
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Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
332 ratings
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